Proverbs 27:20 “Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never sa…”

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

World English Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

American Standard Version

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Geneva Bible 1599

The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.

Darby Translation

Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation

Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

Bible in Basic English

The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

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Cross references

“Hell”

Habakkuk 2:5 Proverbs 30:15 Proverbs 30:16

Habakkuk 2:5 · BSB

and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his ow…

Proverbs 30:15 · BSB

The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

Proverbs 30:16 · BSB

Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

“so”

Ecclesiastes 1:8 1 John 2:16 Ecclesiastes 6:7 Jeremiah 22:17 Proverbs 23:5 Ecclesiastes 2:10

Ecclesiastes 1:8 · BSB

All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.

1 John 2:16 · BSB

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 · BSB

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Jeremiah 22:17 · BSB

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Proverbs 23:5 · BSB

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Ecclesiastes 2:10 · BSB

Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

Also

Ecclesiastes 4:8 Proverbs 15:11 Job 26:6

Ecclesiastes 4:8 · BSB

There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—…

Proverbs 15:11 · BSB

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!

Job 26:6 · BSB

Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

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